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Cereals, Crops

Five tips for Keeping it Clean from Cereals Canada

With increased scrutiny from end-users farmers need to be vigilant to ensure their crops aren’t rejected

Stick to the pre-harvest interval (PHI). The PHI (or Spray to Swath Interval) is the number of days that must pass between the last application of a pesticide and swathing or straight combining. Read labels carefully and check out the provincial Guides to Crop Protection or consult your local provincial agronomist for more information. After[...]
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Plant of the young corn on field,selective focus
Crops, Opinion

The GMO debate is far from over

The labelling issue is more about perceived risk or benefit than it is about science

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Reading Time: 4 minutes With the Vermont GMO (genetically modified organism) labelling law now in effect, a number of companies has begun to voluntarily label all of their products sold anywhere in the U.S. rather than end up having to produce different labels for different states. They are, in effect, treating the Vermont law as the national standard for GMO[...]
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Apply fungicide when lentils flower
Crops, Pulses

Apply fungicide when lentils flower

If you have valuable lentils out in your field, make sure you protect them from crop disease

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Whether you’re an old hand at growing lentils, or relatively inexperienced, it’s worth brushing up on a few harvest tips before the combines start rolling. Harvest success begins before seeding. It’s best to pick land that’s fairly level and stone-free, says Dale Risula, provincial specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture in Regina. “Rolling your land is a[...]
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Crops, Reuters

Monsanto in talks with Bayer, others about ‘strategic options’

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto is in talks with Bayer and other companies regarding “alternative strategic options,” a month after it rejected the German company’s US$62 billion takeover offer, the U.S. seed producer said on Wednesday. Monsanto’s options include combinations with other companies and businesses in the sector beyond Bayer. Potential deals could involve BASF[...]
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Crops, Reuters

European Commission to extend glyphosate licence for 18 months

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission is extending by 18 months its approval for the herbicide glyphosate, used in Monsanto’s Roundup, Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said on Tuesday. Contradictory findings on carcinogenic risks have thrust the chemical into the centre of a dispute between EU and U.S. politicians, regulators and researchers. Campaign groups urged[...]
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Crops, Reuters

EU officials to decide on Roundup after political impasse

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Brussels | Reuters –– An impasse between EU nations on whether to allow Monsanto’s Roundup and similar herbicides to continue to be sold means that the European Commission, rather than national politicians, will decide the issue next week. With most EU attention focused on Britain’s shock decision to quit the bloc, everyday work continued in[...]
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Table 1: Annual ryegrass sensitivity to soil-applied corn herbicides.
Corn, Crops

Pest Patrol: Sensitivity of inter-seeded annual ryegrass and red clover to corn herbicides

#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Research has been done in the United States and Canada to determine the tolerance of cover crops to various soil-applied corn herbicides. This article provides an overview of the results of that work, and provides some consensus across the different locations. Two important factors influence the potential for carryover injury to rotational crops: The sensitivity[...]
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Crops, Reuters

EU countries refuse to back new licence for glyphosate

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Brussels | Reuters — EU nations refused to back a limited extension of the herbicide glyphosate’s use on Monday, threatening withdrawal of Monsanto’s Roundup and other weed-killers from shelves if no decision is reached by the end of the month. Contradictory findings on carcinogenic risks have thrust the chemical into the centre of a dispute[...]
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Crops, Reuters

Germany to abstain in EU glyphosate vote next week

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Berlin | Reuters — Germany will abstain in a European Union vote next week on the continued use of glyphosate in herbicides, because ministries run by different parties remain at odds over the chemical which some experts say could be carcinogenic. Contradictory findings on the carcinogenic risks of glyphosate have thrust the chemical into the[...]
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Crops

New crop protection products for this summer

New Technology: More options provide greater grower flexibility

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Each new year tells its own tale and offers a new mix of tough cropping decisions, with the hope of a perfect growing season and higher yields. Weed and disease management are constant challenges for growers, however, particularly with changing species, the risk of resistance and the impact of weather throughout the growing season. The[...]
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